Some things bug me more than others, although it has to be admitted that I am now well into the "Grumpy Old Man" zone, and I find I'm getting less tolerant!
Spelling and grammar are two of my pet peeves. Not so much by forum posters, before anyone gets arseholey about it (although several don't know the difference between "their" and "there"
) but by people who are being paid to put words into a visual form. How spooky - as I was typing this last sentance, I have Ice Road Truckers playing on the box - a subtitle just got displayed (due to excess noise in the truck) that read "Liabel to get our asses handed to us" Whoever was responsible for that mistake should get them handed to them, displaying their ignorance to the watching millions! But I see it everywhere in printed advertisements, government forms, magazines ... I could go on.
I will!
Maybe my printing background is partly to blame for noticing things, but the real truth is that education standards have dropped over the years, and if a copy writer makes a mistake, there is often no one of sufficient intelligence to notice before it is committed to print or other media!
I get it that text speak is widely used among the younger members of society, but this will only compound the issue in future years, when today's texters, become tomorrow's employers!
Particularly annoying are the spelling mistakes which occur when owners of racehorses complete their name application forms. It is not the duty of the relevant body to check with the applicant - did they really mean to name Wishfull Thinking with two "L"s as opposed to the correct spelling? No - it's the responsibility of the numbskull applicants to spell-check it before sending!
Other notable equine errors include Sunny Ledgend (no "d") Duroble Man (surely they meant Durable - it gets pronounced that way anyway) and one that really grates - Quick Decisson. Commentators pronounce it as Decision, as surely it was intended to be named. If I was them I'd pronounce it Deck-i-son to highlight the owner's dimness! Some skirt the edge of my radar - I once thought Balder Succes was a typo, especially as people refered to it as Success, but it seems it is French, who can't spell anyway and is pronounced Soo-say. Another dubious one is Angles Hill - I have a suspicion it was meant to be Angels Hill but I'll give them the benefit of the doubt!
I feel better for this - feel free to add your own pet hates! And if they include the words Reebs or Reebok they will be removed!
Spelling and grammar are two of my pet peeves. Not so much by forum posters, before anyone gets arseholey about it (although several don't know the difference between "their" and "there"
) but by people who are being paid to put words into a visual form. How spooky - as I was typing this last sentance, I have Ice Road Truckers playing on the box - a subtitle just got displayed (due to excess noise in the truck) that read "Liabel to get our asses handed to us" Whoever was responsible for that mistake should get them handed to them, displaying their ignorance to the watching millions! But I see it everywhere in printed advertisements, government forms, magazines ... I could go on.I will!
Maybe my printing background is partly to blame for noticing things, but the real truth is that education standards have dropped over the years, and if a copy writer makes a mistake, there is often no one of sufficient intelligence to notice before it is committed to print or other media!
I get it that text speak is widely used among the younger members of society, but this will only compound the issue in future years, when today's texters, become tomorrow's employers!
Particularly annoying are the spelling mistakes which occur when owners of racehorses complete their name application forms. It is not the duty of the relevant body to check with the applicant - did they really mean to name Wishfull Thinking with two "L"s as opposed to the correct spelling? No - it's the responsibility of the numbskull applicants to spell-check it before sending!
Other notable equine errors include Sunny Ledgend (no "d") Duroble Man (surely they meant Durable - it gets pronounced that way anyway) and one that really grates - Quick Decisson. Commentators pronounce it as Decision, as surely it was intended to be named. If I was them I'd pronounce it Deck-i-son to highlight the owner's dimness! Some skirt the edge of my radar - I once thought Balder Succes was a typo, especially as people refered to it as Success, but it seems it is French, who can't spell anyway and is pronounced Soo-say. Another dubious one is Angles Hill - I have a suspicion it was meant to be Angels Hill but I'll give them the benefit of the doubt!
I feel better for this - feel free to add your own pet hates! And if they include the words Reebs or Reebok they will be removed!
